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| Donald Trump inauguration: parade and protesters take to streets of DC – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.03pm GMT | |
| 22:03 | |
| Sam Levin | |
| The protests aren’t in Washington alone. In San Francisco, protesters have taken over the pedestrian pathways of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in an effort to form a “human chain”. The action, which has not blocked vehicle traffic, has attracted thousands of people, who are holding hands as part of a peaceful demonstration. | |
| Droves of people gather along the Golden Gate Bridge to "promote love and positivity" following #Inauguration. https://t.co/dkORFSQACr pic.twitter.com/gaYYmOE9F8 | |
| Many at the bridge are wearing purple in an effort to support the message of “unity and anti-bullying”. The protest, which organizers are hoping will be the first-ever chain of humans to take over the entire span of the 1.7-mile bridge, is much calmer than numerous intense demonstrations and police clashes that have ignited across the Bay Area. | |
| At the San Francisco headquarters of Uber, activists shut down the office building, leading to roughly 16 arrests. The tech company’s CEO recently joined Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum. | |
| Protesters also took over the tracks of Caltrain, a commuter rail that connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley, leading to roughly a dozen arrests. | |
| A group called the Anti Police-Terror Project has further coordinated targeted actions at Wells Fargo, a major financial center in San Francisco and the city’s Israeli Consulate. | |
| “What we are seeing from the Trump administration is that corporate America and the government of the United States of America is becoming one and the same,” said Brihannala Morgan, a 35-year-old environmental campaigner who protested Uber. “The companies throwing support to Donald Trump are showing they don’t share the values of San Francisco or the United States.” | |
| Brihannala Morgan and Dana Perls protest Uber in SF: "Uber is supporting Trump and Uber is destroying the fabric of the Bay Area" pic.twitter.com/gd5raNnXzn | |
| 9.54pm GMT | |
| 21:54 | |
| Trump’s final stretch to the White House, along with a smattering of boos and the dissipating crowds. | |
| Protesters boo, give thumbs down and shout "Fuck Michael Pence" as he passes by. pic.twitter.com/byx17FH3rB | |
| 9.43pm GMT | |
| 21:43 | |
| Donald Trump has now arrived at the White House, Melania and Barron at his sides. “Let’s hear it for the first family,” an announcer declares. | |
| Earlier this month Trump fired the 89-year-old man who had announced every inaugural parade since 1957. | |
| Maybe eight blocks and a world away from the executive mansion, my colleague Lauren Gambino is at the scene of more clashes between protesters and police. | |
| Protesters continue to throw bricks at the police. Officers are using tear gas, pepper spray and what sounds like flash bangs on the crowd | |
| Protesters chanting "whose streets, our streets" pic.twitter.com/lEKiGuxpnD | |
| 9.30pm GMT | 9.30pm GMT |
| 21:30 | 21:30 |
| Police and firefighters have extinguished the fire that burnt out a black limousine at 13th and K, but protesters are hovering at the scene despite the orders to back away. | Police and firefighters have extinguished the fire that burnt out a black limousine at 13th and K, but protesters are hovering at the scene despite the orders to back away. |
| “We’ve heard a few interspersing explosions,” my colleague Lauren Gambino reports from the scene. “People are throwing bottles at the police.” | “We’ve heard a few interspersing explosions,” my colleague Lauren Gambino reports from the scene. “People are throwing bottles at the police.” |
| Day One pic.twitter.com/N3MiDgyNIY | Day One pic.twitter.com/N3MiDgyNIY |
| 13th and K pic.twitter.com/WrodyM5jLN | 13th and K pic.twitter.com/WrodyM5jLN |
| 9.27pm GMT | 9.27pm GMT |
| 21:27 | 21:27 |
| The parade rolls on DonaldTrump, his wife Melania and his 10-year-old son Barron walk and wave alongside their armored limousine. | The parade rolls on DonaldTrump, his wife Melania and his 10-year-old son Barron walk and wave alongside their armored limousine. |
| An announcer is naming the leading members of Congress – House speaker Paul Ryan, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell – and the eight justices of the supreme court. There’s plenty of open space along the barricades and stands, and protesters are nowhere in sight. | |
| There’s only a smattering of protesters along the parade route. More are arguing with and ignoring Trump supporters and shouting abuse at the new president from afar. Near my colleague Lauren Gambino at 13th and K Street, an unarmored black limo burns. | There’s only a smattering of protesters along the parade route. More are arguing with and ignoring Trump supporters and shouting abuse at the new president from afar. Near my colleague Lauren Gambino at 13th and K Street, an unarmored black limo burns. |
| Someone has lit a limo on fire and tagged we the people pic.twitter.com/CyvsGzEfie | Someone has lit a limo on fire and tagged we the people pic.twitter.com/CyvsGzEfie |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.36pm GMT | |
| 9.07pm GMT | 9.07pm GMT |
| 21:07 | 21:07 |
| Trump’s inaugural parade is meandering through downtown Washington DC, with nine sousaphones in the vanguard. | Trump’s inaugural parade is meandering through downtown Washington DC, with nine sousaphones in the vanguard. |
| Not far away from the thousands of police and military officers guarding the parade (or playing in its marching bands), protesters continue to have sporadic clashes with police and Truump supporters. | Not far away from the thousands of police and military officers guarding the parade (or playing in its marching bands), protesters continue to have sporadic clashes with police and Truump supporters. |
| Richard Spencer, a self-described leader of the “alt-right” who celebrated Trump’s victory with Nazi salutes, was reportedly punched in the face in one such altercation. | Richard Spencer, a self-described leader of the “alt-right” who celebrated Trump’s victory with Nazi salutes, was reportedly punched in the face in one such altercation. |
| 8.54pm GMT | 8.54pm GMT |
| 20:54 | 20:54 |
| White House petitioned on taxes and conflicts | White House petitioned on taxes and conflicts |
| The White House’s website has already changed hands and dramatically changed, reflecting its new ownership under Donald J Trump. | The White House’s website has already changed hands and dramatically changed, reflecting its new ownership under Donald J Trump. |
| You can still find Barack Obama’s White House statements and policies on an archive, ObamaWhiteHouse.gov, but Trump’s new White House site has nothing to say so far about civil rights, LGBT rights, healthcare or climate change. The Human Rights Campaign was quick to denounce Trump’s silence. | You can still find Barack Obama’s White House statements and policies on an archive, ObamaWhiteHouse.gov, but Trump’s new White House site has nothing to say so far about civil rights, LGBT rights, healthcare or climate change. The Human Rights Campaign was quick to denounce Trump’s silence. |
| “If President Trump truly believes in uniting the country, now is the time to make clear whether he will be an ally to the LGBTQ community in our struggle for full equality,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “We are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect our community and our progress” | “If President Trump truly believes in uniting the country, now is the time to make clear whether he will be an ally to the LGBTQ community in our struggle for full equality,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “We are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect our community and our progress” |
| The new White House dot gov only has six “issues” listed so far. A pledge to aggressively pursue natural gas and oil drilling; an “America first” foreign policy; a pledge to restore manufacturing jobs; a pledge to restore the military’s strength; a promise to renegotiate trade deals; and a section about “standing up for our law enforcement community” that speaks vaguely about how Trump does not want “to make life more comfortable for the rioter, the looter, or the violent disrupter”. | The new White House dot gov only has six “issues” listed so far. A pledge to aggressively pursue natural gas and oil drilling; an “America first” foreign policy; a pledge to restore manufacturing jobs; a pledge to restore the military’s strength; a promise to renegotiate trade deals; and a section about “standing up for our law enforcement community” that speaks vaguely about how Trump does not want “to make life more comfortable for the rioter, the looter, or the violent disrupter”. |
| Concerned Americans (one might even call them disrupters) have already taken to the White House petition page with two requests to the president: | Concerned Americans (one might even call them disrupters) have already taken to the White House petition page with two requests to the president: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.57pm GMT | at 8.57pm GMT |
| 8.41pm GMT | 8.41pm GMT |
| 20:41 | 20:41 |
| Meanwhile, the inaugural parade has crawled to a start. Surrounded by his now permanent retinue of secret service agents, Donald Trump has entered a black SUV limousine in front of the steps of Congress. | Meanwhile, the inaugural parade has crawled to a start. Surrounded by his now permanent retinue of secret service agents, Donald Trump has entered a black SUV limousine in front of the steps of Congress. |
| The limo, known during Barack Obama’s presidency as the Beast, is getting in place amidst the security and fanfare of the parade vehicles. | The limo, known during Barack Obama’s presidency as the Beast, is getting in place amidst the security and fanfare of the parade vehicles. |
| 8.34pm GMT | 8.34pm GMT |
| 20:34 | 20:34 |
| Back out on the streets of Washington, protests appear to have heavily outnumbered Trump supporters, both in people and signage. My colleague David Smith reports that in one spat, two black women screamed “fuck Donald Trump” at four white men in Trump-themed attire. They shouted back an allusion to a billionaire liberal who often appears in online conspiracy theories, “Who’s paying you, George Soros?” | Back out on the streets of Washington, protests appear to have heavily outnumbered Trump supporters, both in people and signage. My colleague David Smith reports that in one spat, two black women screamed “fuck Donald Trump” at four white men in Trump-themed attire. They shouted back an allusion to a billionaire liberal who often appears in online conspiracy theories, “Who’s paying you, George Soros?” |
| There are several running themes among the signs. | There are several running themes among the signs. |
| “Trump is the Epitome of the Ugly American” | “Trump is the Epitome of the Ugly American” |
| A cartoon Trump face with swastikas in his eyes, ears and mouth | A cartoon Trump face with swastikas in his eyes, ears and mouth |
| A Hitler-mustachioed Trump with the words “Grab this” | A Hitler-mustachioed Trump with the words “Grab this” |
| A sign reading “my pussy is not up for grabs” | A sign reading “my pussy is not up for grabs” |
| Another: “Putin’s Puppet, sexual predator, liar” | Another: “Putin’s Puppet, sexual predator, liar” |
| “Not Locker Room Talk” | “Not Locker Room Talk” |
| “Fuck Trump & White Supremacy” and “The Emperor Has No Clothes” | “Fuck Trump & White Supremacy” and “The Emperor Has No Clothes” |
| “Facts Matter” | “Facts Matter” |
| “Please Stop Tweeting, You’re Embarrassing Me” – and the Statue of Liberty, hands over her eyes | “Please Stop Tweeting, You’re Embarrassing Me” – and the Statue of Liberty, hands over her eyes |
| “Dear Future Generations: We’re Sorry.” | “Dear Future Generations: We’re Sorry.” |
| pic.twitter.com/mAlBym9yDG | pic.twitter.com/mAlBym9yDG |
| A lonely Trump supporter complains about the protests: “This is history. It’s not about the man, it’s about the pageantry.” | A lonely Trump supporter complains about the protests: “This is history. It’s not about the man, it’s about the pageantry.” |
| There are some Trump supporters on this part of Pennsylvania Avenue but they appear heavily outnumbered by protesters pic.twitter.com/mTFpBVuiVV | There are some Trump supporters on this part of Pennsylvania Avenue but they appear heavily outnumbered by protesters pic.twitter.com/mTFpBVuiVV |
| And my colleague Lauren Gambino, also out on the streets, sees a third display of Americana of a totally different tenor than the Trump supporters and the Trump protesters. | And my colleague Lauren Gambino, also out on the streets, sees a third display of Americana of a totally different tenor than the Trump supporters and the Trump protesters. |
| Vendor tells me she's sold more Obama merchandise today than Trump ones. pic.twitter.com/vS0yckoWUr | Vendor tells me she's sold more Obama merchandise today than Trump ones. pic.twitter.com/vS0yckoWUr |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.35pm GMT | at 8.35pm GMT |
| 8.13pm GMT | 8.13pm GMT |
| 20:13 | 20:13 |
| Trump kept his remarks at the luncheon short, joking that nobody wants to hear him talk anymore. | Trump kept his remarks at the luncheon short, joking that nobody wants to hear him talk anymore. |
| But he did reserve special praise for “my generals”, whom he noticed had been approved of even by Senate Democrats. | But he did reserve special praise for “my generals”, whom he noticed had been approved of even by Senate Democrats. |
| In inaugural lunch, Trump praises his generals on their looks - "right out of central casting" | In inaugural lunch, Trump praises his generals on their looks - "right out of central casting" |
| National security editor Spencer Ackerman wrote up profiles of both those generals, Pentagon chief James “Mad Dog” Mattis and Homeland Security pick John Kelly, shortly after their nominations. Mattis received a waiver from the Senate to serve in government so soon after he retired from active service. | National security editor Spencer Ackerman wrote up profiles of both those generals, Pentagon chief James “Mad Dog” Mattis and Homeland Security pick John Kelly, shortly after their nominations. Mattis received a waiver from the Senate to serve in government so soon after he retired from active service. |
| 8.05pm GMT | 8.05pm GMT |
| 20:05 | 20:05 |
| Trump asks Clinton to stand up | Trump asks Clinton to stand up |
| President Trump has risen to speak at the Capitol luncheon. | President Trump has risen to speak at the Capitol luncheon. |
| “I was very very honored when I heard that Bill Clinton and secretary Hillary Clinton was coming today. I think it’s very important. And I’d like you to stand up. I’d like you to stand up,” he says. | “I was very very honored when I heard that Bill Clinton and secretary Hillary Clinton was coming today. I think it’s very important. And I’d like you to stand up. I’d like you to stand up,” he says. |
| The Clintons stand. Everybody stands. The crowd claps. | The Clintons stand. Everybody stands. The crowd claps. |
| “And honestly, there’s nothing more I can say, because I have great respect for those two people,” Trump says. | “And honestly, there’s nothing more I can say, because I have great respect for those two people,” Trump says. |
| “Our cabinet is lined up and ready. I know Chuck’s eventually going to approve them... | “Our cabinet is lined up and ready. I know Chuck’s eventually going to approve them... |
| “We all want the same thing. It doesn’t matter whether we’re Democrat or Republican, we’re all going to get along.” | “We all want the same thing. It doesn’t matter whether we’re Democrat or Republican, we’re all going to get along.” |
| That’s it from Trump. The lunch is over. | That’s it from Trump. The lunch is over. |
| Next up: a parade. | Next up: a parade. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.31pm GMT | at 8.31pm GMT |
| 8.02pm GMT | 8.02pm GMT |
| 20:02 | 20:02 |
| Calm protesters carrying the new Shepard Fairey posters, and banners saying “build bridges, not walls”, walk near the corner of 17th and I Streets near the White House. | Calm protesters carrying the new Shepard Fairey posters, and banners saying “build bridges, not walls”, walk near the corner of 17th and I Streets near the White House. |
| Protesters marching through Washington DC near the White House pic.twitter.com/tQg6624Ttd | Protesters marching through Washington DC near the White House pic.twitter.com/tQg6624Ttd |
| 8.00pm GMT | 8.00pm GMT |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| More than 95 protest-related arrests | More than 95 protest-related arrests |
| Oliver Laughland | Oliver Laughland |
| Washington, DC, police have confirmed to the Guardian that more than 95 people have been arrested today for protest-related activity. Two law enforcement officers were treated for injuries described as minor. | Washington, DC, police have confirmed to the Guardian that more than 95 people have been arrested today for protest-related activity. Two law enforcement officers were treated for injuries described as minor. |
| 7.58pm GMT | 7.58pm GMT |
| 19:58 | 19:58 |
| Truly amazing | Truly amazing |
| With some truly amazing people (@KellyannePolls, #HopeHicks & #SteveBannon) from @TeamTrump on this beautiful #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/puYKmlbbyl | With some truly amazing people (@KellyannePolls, #HopeHicks & #SteveBannon) from @TeamTrump on this beautiful #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/puYKmlbbyl |
| 7.54pm GMT | 7.54pm GMT |
| 19:54 | 19:54 |
| Amanda Holpuch | Amanda Holpuch |
| Planes, trains and buses full of women are headed to Washington DC ahead of tomorrow’s Women’s March on Washington. | Planes, trains and buses full of women are headed to Washington DC ahead of tomorrow’s Women’s March on Washington. |
| THIS IS WHAT a plane full of women who are ready to resist the Trump agenda LOOKS LIKE pic.twitter.com/jqLPNE9VOh | THIS IS WHAT a plane full of women who are ready to resist the Trump agenda LOOKS LIKE pic.twitter.com/jqLPNE9VOh |
| Friedman added: “shout to the lone dude in 26c.” | Friedman added: “shout to the lone dude in 26c.” |
| @annfriedman @JessicaValenti my flight from SFO yesterday morning was like 75% women and it was amazing. So fired up. | @annfriedman @JessicaValenti my flight from SFO yesterday morning was like 75% women and it was amazing. So fired up. |
| The mostly-female train I was deboarded at Union Station at the same time crowds of Trump supporters are filing in. No one is pleased. | The mostly-female train I was deboarded at Union Station at the same time crowds of Trump supporters are filing in. No one is pleased. |
| At least 1,200 buses have been issued parking permits for Saturday, while only 393 had been issued for Inauguration day, as of last Friday. | At least 1,200 buses have been issued parking permits for Saturday, while only 393 had been issued for Inauguration day, as of last Friday. |
| I'm on a bus full of women from OK heading 2 DC. #PussyGatsGalore. We met a bus from NM and they shared hats. We have some 2 share 2! https://t.co/OzjAq06E3U | I'm on a bus full of women from OK heading 2 DC. #PussyGatsGalore. We met a bus from NM and they shared hats. We have some 2 share 2! https://t.co/OzjAq06E3U |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.58pm GMT | at 7.58pm GMT |